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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1915
Page
5
Admiral Sam M Gowan paymaster general highlights an annual report with many figures on assets and shortfalls. A key item notes a $57,000 saving from sending two coal transports to the Philippines, suggesting in peacetime the navy could be used more readily.
Police inspectors were appointed to a committee to study unemployment in New York. The piece notes officers rarely have formal social science training or college degrees, yet they are stepping into a social service role beyond typical duties.
A 1916 report notes Denmark will implement a constitutional law on June 5 granting women the vote. The piece also mentions global shifts toward suffrage and speculates the United States might follow later. It references Colonel Epes Randolph seeking 12.5 million dollars in damages from Mexico for Southern Pacific railroad losses once Carranza is recognized.
A collection of opinion snippets critiques unemployment studies and social norms. It mocks adoption science, questions military leadership at the San Diego aviation school, and condemns the Eastland as a candidates for a U.S. training ship. The column satirically weighs public figures, politics, and social mores.
A Seattle library basement men’s lavatory is labeled a disgrace to the city. The public calls for more privacy and for immediate action by library authorities.
City and civic items include Stella Sorgum and a public safety proposal to move a dog pound to a city incinerator on the south side of Lake Union. A mayoral address on the tax levy, civil service league meeting, and the death of 82 year old James Ajax are noted along with a piano recital by Harold Henry at Cornish School and visits by W F MacGlashan of Beaver Co. News on dentistry licensing results, estates, Balkan talks, and sea and aviation topics fill the page with local and national references.
Readers urge practical aid over charity to relieve unemployment and discuss public docks and church taxation. McWalters advocates affordable basics to preserve self respect while A B Colburtson criticizes dock funding debates and a columnist calls for taxing church property to sustain religious activity.
An old advertise claims meat causes uric acid buildup and urges daily use of four ounces of rad Salts mixed in water to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys. It describes symptoms of kidney distress and touts rad Salts as a safe, inexpensive remedy from grapes and lemon acids with lithia.
A Star letter criticizes prohibition zealots and Governor Bone Hood accusing them of endangering birthrights for political gain. The writer urges regulation by just laws rather than impossible bans and labels proponents a dangerous, liberty threatening faction.
In a Seattle Star letter, Fred W. Burwell questions militarism arguing large forces seldom guarantee peace. He cites England and Germany and suggests abolishing police and military forces at home to test if peace would endure. Frank Borzone also weighs in on the debate.
Detroit beauty doctor Miss Alice Whitney of Det Mich shares a simple at home mixture to darken gray hair, promote growth and add gloss. Mix a pint of water with 1 oz bay rum a small box Barbo Compound and ½ oz glycerine apply twice weekly for a younger look and relief from itching dandruff and scalp disease.
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